Picket fence



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. WINTRODE, OF HUNTINGTON, INDIANA.

PICKET FENCE.

sPEcIFrcA'rIoN forming pm of Letters Patent No. 478,900, dated July 12, 1892.

Application led January 13, 1892.

To au whom t may concern.'

Beit known that I, CHARLES E. WINTRODE, ofHuntington,inthecountyofHuntington and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Vin Picket Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as wil'l enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvementin picket fences; and it consists in certain novel features of construction, which will be fully described hereinafter, and more particularly referred to in the annexed claim.

The object of my invention is to provide the panels of a picket fence with an improved brace, whereby the same are prevented from sagging between their end supports.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a perspective view of my improved fence. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detached view of a portion of the truss-brace- Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the tie which connects the upper ends of the cross-supports.

A indicates the end posts or supports fora section of a picket fence B, which is provided at its center with the crossed stake-support C. The upper ends of the said crossed supports are connected by the loop C', as shown in Fig. 3. The opposite sides of this loop are drawn together by a twisted wire C, as shown, so that it will be seen the said supports are securely bound together. The lower ends of the braces are connected by the cross-wire H, to which is secured the wire B', so that the fence is prevented from swinging laterally.

In order to prevent the sections of the fence between the posts A and brace C from sagging, I employ a downwardly-extending truss or wire D, which is secured at its ends to the said post and brace, respectively, and which is bent downward to a point E, as shown.

Serial No. 418,000. (No model.)

Secured at its ends to the strands B of the fenceBis the upwardly-extending brace-Wire F, Awhich is bent at the point G directly below the bend E of the truss D. The ends of the wire F are secured to the strand B at short distances from the postsA and brace C, as shown, so that when an upward pull is exerted on the said wire the said strand will be drawn upward, and with it the fence, to the desired horizontal line. the wires D and F, respectively, are twisted together, as shown, thus drawing the said wire F upward to the desired extent, as above described. Each of the ends of the wireF is passe-d around behind one of the palings of the fence, as shown, before it is secured to the wire B,inorderto acquirea more secure hold on the panels, as will be readily understood.

My improved brace may be attached to any fence of the character shown already constructed, and will be equally effective in curing and preventing sagging as when applied when the fence is first constructed.

Its cheapness, simplicity, and effectiveness render it a most desirable adjunct to all picket fences.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination, with a panel of a picket fence and a downwardly-bent truss secured at its ends to the opposite upper ends of the panel, of an upwardly-bent brace secured at its ends to the lower portion of the panel at opposite sides of the center, the bends of the brace and truss being twisted together, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. WINTRODE.

Witnesses:

CEAS. BRANDT, W. A. ZELLER, Jr.

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